She Was There
June 13, 2026 | 4:00 - 6:00PM
The West End Museum
150 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
Curated by the Roxbury International Film Festival, this program connects two extraordinary women across centuries:
- Elizabeth Freeman (Mumbet), who bravely sued for—and won—her freedom in 1781, helping to end slavery in Massachusetts.
- Fannie Lou Hamer, a force of the Civil Rights Movement whose moral courage reshaped voting rights advocacy in the 1960s.
Following the screening, journalist Tina Martin McDuffie moderates a conversation with:
- Joy Elaine Davenport, filmmaker
- Dr. Noelle N. Trent, CEO/President, Museum of African American History
- Kyera Singleton, Executive Director, Royall House & Slave Quarters
Guests are invited to explore the West End Museum’s permanent exhibition Rise, Fall, Rebirth: Stories of the West End, including interactive biographies of Black women abolitionists and a neighborhood Black History scavenger hunt.
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She Was There received funding from a civic practice grant from OPERA America’s Opera Fund.